On 21 September 2010 11:48, Tom Barrett <tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi > > I need to build a custom client management app, which will build and manage > a database per client. This means that on top of the usual sql crud, it > needs to be able to create databases, add/edit/delete database users, create > tables. > > Is there a way for me to do this nicely as PHP solution? am I better off > incorporating non PHP pieces into this (e.g. shell)? or should I leave the > admin tasks (e.g. database creation) as a 'normal' administrative task > (commandline/webmin/watever)? > Seeing as all the "extra" stuff you need is just plain sql commands, I don't see the problem as such. You just need to make sure access to the tool is done right (i.e. a user that can create/destroy databases needs to be aware of this and you need to restrict the access to those specific persons). Regards Peter -- <hype> WWW: http://plphp.dk / http://plind.dk LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/plind BeWelcome/Couchsurfing: Fake51 Twitter: http://twitter.com/kafe15 </hype> -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php